Architecture Notes
Event ID 712180
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Architecture Notes
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Restored 1926 W. Williamson Arch. D.H.L.
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SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE
Building the new Church.
The Heritors have adopted the plan used for the Church of Dyke.
The new Church is to be built at Wester Aberdour. The Heritors have decided to advertise for tradesmen. The Old Church is to remain until the new one is built.
25 March. Letter Robert Beatson to the Earl of Morton.
1787
GD150/2407/20
Estimates for building the new Church. Seven estimates have been given in for building the Church but several of them appear very high. They range from &585 to ?752.
Robert Beatson considers ?500 sufficient for a Chruch built on the plan of the Kirk of Dyke.
Letter robert Beatson to the Earl of Morton
N.D.(1789)
GD150/2407
Construction of a vault and building of a loft above the vault in Aberdour Kirk.
Masons' Quarriers 'Wrights' and Labourers' Day Book
1749
GD150/2394/6
Alterations to the doorways of the kirk. The masons are occupied in building up the South Porch Door and widening the East Door.
Masons' Quarriers' and Labourers' Day Book.
1749
GD150/2394/6
Payment requested for building Aberdour Church. Mr Wilson who built the Church begs 'to have a meeting of the Heritors to take the Church of his hand and assess themselves for his payment? (Alexander) Laing, Architect, (0.18,23) was acquainted with the problems that had been attended with much trouble and expense'.
Letter Hugh Bremner to the Earl of Morton.
20 Februrary 1790
GD150/3505/15
Building of a loft in Aberdour Church. Petition from the Hammerment of Aberdour to the Earls of Morton and Moray.
They ask permission to erect a loft for a seat within the Church of Aberdour either in the NE part or any other part within the Church that their Lordships shall order.
1727
GD150/2404/24
Slating the Church roof and alterations to three of the windows.
Sums paid to tradesmen for work and materials.
1724-1728
GD150/2410/21
Repair of kirk. Receipted account for slater work.
1754 and 1735
GD150/2413/15
Account of the expense of repairing the kirk at Aberdour.
Receipts for payment for materials and for mason wright and slater work. They amount to ?40.9.41/2.
1744-45
GD150/2428/3/23-36
